28 a. letts. 5+5 French term for stews, soups, cooked in a simple way. B - N - E / - E - M - 52 a. letts. 5+4 Wind moving at 39-46 mph. classified as 8 on the Beaufort scale. 10 d. letts. 9 The science of mountains
To novalis - many thanks for your answers am ashamed I had forgotten the expression bonne femme, which in french means housewife. Having lived there for 10 years and been a professional cook I am doubly ashamed. We have never heard of fresh gale, only gale force. That one's from my husband who has had a love of sailing for 65 years. Oh well as we don't set the darn xword we shouldn't complain. soderberg